Every once in a while we receive the question whether we could live with just one watch, and which watch that would be. You have probably also fantasized yourself of trading (all) the watch in your collection for just one watch. One Watch Only! In this article, we take a look at watches that we […]
In today’s installment of #TBT, we’ll take a closer look at a watch that is still technically on the market – although buying it is a bit difficult outside of Germany – the Sinn Chronograph Tachymeter. This is a watch that gathers near universal praise whenever I post a picture on Instagram, but the plaudits […]
The Sinn EZM 1, my 52Mondayz week #10 watch Last week was a week full of Speedmasters. However one way or the other a lot of Sinn came on my way as well. As their agent for The Netherlands I’ve had a long working relationship with Sinn. Starting in 1994, when Helmut Sinn was still […]
Imagine yourself in this situation: you need to head down to a supermarket that is ten minutes away to grab some ingredients that have just run out. As a Watch-Idiot-Savant (WIS), you would not want to leave the house without wearing a watch, and yet you also not want to wear something that is too pricey too. Well, what will you choose?…
We always had a slight preference for Sinn watches that we would categorize as tool watches: the 140/142, 103, EZM series, 358, 756, 856 and so on. However, there’s more to Sinn than these watches for professional use only. They also have collections like the ‘Klassische Meisterwerke’ (dress watches basically), ladies’ watches and of course, […]
Sinn just revealed a trio of U-series dive watches at Munichtime 2016 (joining the U1 Camouflage from earlier this year), all featuring the key elements that define the line, including submarine steel cases and a no-nonsense military look. One of the three, in fact, is essentially a military watch. The flagship of the new models introduced at the […]
As a brand, Sinn doesn’t market itself aggressively or speciously. I mention this because in these contemporary times, there is a zeitgeist of equating a high prices and overbearing marketing as synonyms for luxury or superlative-crafts few recall the golden age age for Louis Vuitton in the 1900s when the humble malletier had yet to…
Watch Ambassadors Only yesterday, during a press event from a watch brand, the topic of ‘watch ambassadors’ and ‘red carpet brands’ was being discussed with a colleague watch journalist. Here on Fratello, we touched the subject before (click here for my rant on watch brand ambassadors) so there is no need to do that again. Instead, […]
Today is German Unification Day, so let’s take a look at something from the Fatherland – the Sinn T2! Enjoy! In 2013, I attended my first Baselworld with my wife-to-be as a public spectator and the watch that stole my heart that year was, surprisingly, the newly introduced Sinn T2. As one who had been […]
Over the last few decades, German watches have experienced a renaissance. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was the catalyst. Prior to the period, German watches were relatively low profile. Many of the manufacturers were behind the Iron Curtain, making utilitarian watches for the Communist public. While those in West Germany, like Junghans…